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Bill: The Cult's Religious Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2154
Description[?]:
| This bill will seek to help the Cult of the Invisible Hand re-establish itself amongst the populace and bring about a religious nature to Rutania Two religions will be state religions. N'lerthism and the Cult of the Invisible Hand |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:11:14, December 10, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the The Cult's Religious Bill |
| Message | (It's N'lerthism, not protestant christianity. A made up mix of protestant values with pagan/Confucianism leanings. Trying and stay away from RL religions.) |
| Date | 02:13:20, December 10, 2005 CET | From |  Freedom Party | To | Debating the The Cult's Religious Bill |
| Message | Amended |
| Date | 06:17:50, December 10, 2005 CET | From | Nationalist Party | To | Debating the The Cult's Religious Bill |
| Message | No. The Cult of the Invisible Hand has gone to far. We may support 2 and 3 of this Bill. |
| Date | 15:31:50, December 10, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the The Cult's Religious Bill |
| Message | Against them all! This is a blatant violation of the freedom or religion and conscience! |
| Date | 13:45:03, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the The Cult's Religious Bill |
| Message | Scandalous. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 226 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 373 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Did you know you can change the official name of your nation? All you need to do is draw up a new name that is in accordance with the Nation Renaming Guide, pass a bill proposing the name change with a two-thirds majority and then post a request to Moderation on the "Renaming Requests" thread. You can change city and region names in this way too. |
| Random quote: "The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river." - Ross Perot |